I'm curious if I could use one of these to replace the vanity lights as they are one of the last incandescent bulbs I have left in the interior. I should be able to just swap in and out right? Has anyone replaced their vanity lights?

i will let you know if they work out and post some pics!! Should have them by the middle of next week.

Just this weekend my GF gets in the car, and I show her all my LED lights and she goes "oh that looks nice, and its brighter" Then being a woman flips down the sun visor and opens the vanity to check herself and points at those two bulbs and says "you missed these up here"... GRRRRRRR!

Yes, but leave it to a woman to point out the 4 bulbs out of the entire automobile yet to be replaced.... But, Hey I have that same attention to detail that's why you will find an 8k LED in my GLOVEBOX, bahahahaha. This thread needs more PICS!!!!

Problems as in....
#1 - a slight distraction when looking in your rear view mirror at traffic
#2 - allowing nefarious people to easily see what is in my cargo area at night
#3 - likely doing wonders for a small trickle drain on my battery (probably insignificant)
#4 - annoys people who have a high attention to detail

That said, my car starts every time I get in it and drives when I push the right peddle :P

Problems as in....
#1 - a slight distraction when looking in your rear view mirror at traffic
#2 - allowing nefarious people to easily see what is in my cargo area at night
#3 - likely doing wonders for a small trickle drain on my battery (probably insignificant)
#4 - annoys people who have a high attention to detail

That said, my car starts every time I get in it and drives when I push the right peddle :P

Ha, your #4 would bug me too. I think you would have to leave the lights on for a long time to drain the battery, LEDs use about 75% less energy than incandescents, so they will have too be on a lot longer to kill the battery.

The LEDs look good inside! I will have to consider doing this, I like the whiter, brighter look.

Problems as in....
#1 - a slight distraction when looking in your rear view mirror at traffic
#2 - allowing nefarious people to easily see what is in my cargo area at night
#3 - likely doing wonders for a small trickle drain on my battery (probably insignificant)
#4 - annoys people who have a high attention to detail

lol those are all negligible problems but like some people say "If you're going to do something, do it right" But you still achieved good results and were happy so in the end that's all that really matters.

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Originally Posted by 01grand

I think you would have to leave the lights on for a long time to drain the battery, LEDs use about 75% less energy than incandescents, so they will have too be on a lot longer to kill the battery.

Very true, but when you talk of 75% less energy used that's more like a Compact Fluorescent. LED's use more like 1/10 the power, so more like 90% less. Regardless any of damn number everyone know's their efficient.

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Originally Posted by 01grand

The LEDs look good inside! I will have to consider doing this, I like the whiter, brighter look.

You totally should, it's a real easy mod that does a lot for the interior lol